Australian Capital Territory

nature conservation regulations
This consolidation has been prepared by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office
Updated as at 24 October 1996
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation
	1.	Citation
	2.	Interpretation
	3.	Records to be kept in respect of animals
	4.	Records to be kept in respect of live fish
	5.	Records to be kept in respect of plants that are wildlife

Citation
1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Nature Conservation Regulations.1
Interpretation
2.  In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Nature Conservation Act 1980.
Records to be kept in respect of animals
3.  (1)  For the purposes of subsection 72 (1) of the Act, the holder of a licence relating to animals who keeps an animal, other than an exempt animal, shall keep the following records in respect of the animals kept by him or her—
	(a)	a record of the number, species and sex of the animals;
	(b)	in respect of an animal acquired from another person—
	(i)	a record of the species and sex of the animal;
	(ii)	a record of the date of receipt of the animal; and
	(iii)	a record of the name and address of that other person;
	(c)	in respect of an animal that dies or escapes from captivity—
	(i)	a record of the species and sex of the animal; and
	(ii)	a record of the date on which the animal died or escaped; 
	(d)	in respect of an animal that is transferred, whether in pursuance of a sale or otherwise, to another person—
	(i)	a record of the species and sex of the animal;
	(ii)	a record of the date of transfer; and
	(iii)	a record of the name and address of the person receiving the animal.
(2)  Notwithstanding subsection (1), a person is required to keep a record of the sex of an animal only where it is possible to ascertain, without handling the animal, the sex of that animal.
Records to be kept in respect of live fish
4.  For the purposes of subsection 72 (2) of the Act, the records to be kept by a person who is the holder of a licence in respect of live fish kept by him or her are—
	(a)	a record of the species of the fish;
	(b)	in respect of live fish acquired from another person—
	(i)	a record of the species of the fish;
	(ii)	a record of the date of receipt of the fish; and
	(iii)	a record of the name and address of that other person;
	(c)	in respect of live fish that are transferred, whether in pursuance of a  sale or otherwise, to a person who is the holder of a licence authorising the sale of live fish—
	(i)	a record of the species of the fish;
	(ii)	a record of the date of transfer; and
	(iii)	a record of the name and address of the person receiving the fish; and
	(d)	in respect of live fish that are exported from the Territory by the person—
	(i)	a record of the species of the fish;
	(ii)	a record of the date of export; and
	(iii)	a record of the name and address of the person receiving the fish.
Records to be kept in respect of plants that are wildlife
5.  For the purposes of subsection 72 (3) of the Act, the records to be kept by a person who is the holder of a licence authorising the sale or export from the Territory of native plants are—
	(a)	a record of the number and species of plants sold or exported from the Territory;
	(b)	a record of the date on which the plants were sold or exported from the Territory; and
	(c)	a record of the name and address of the person receiving the plants.

NOTES
1.	The Nature Conservation Regulations (in force under the Nature Conservation Act 1980) as shown in this reprint comprise Regulations 1982 No. 11 amended as indicated in the Tables below.
	The Nature Conservation Regulations were amended by the Nature Conservation (Amendment) Act (No. 2) 1994.  The amendments are incorporated in this reprint.
	Citation of Laws—The Self-Government (Citation of Laws) Act 1989 (No. 21, 1989) altered the citation of most Ordinances so that after Self-Government day they are to be cited as Acts.  That Act also affects references in ACT laws to Commonwealth Acts.
2.	The Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 (No. 51, 1996) authorises the Parliamentary Counsel in preparing a law for republication, to make certain editorial and other formal amendments in accordance with current legislative drafting practice.  Those amendments make no change in the law.  Amendments made pursuant to that Act do not appear in the Table of Amendments but details may be obtained on request from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Table of Subordinate Laws
Regulation
No.	Date of making	Date of 
notification 
in Gazette	Date of 
commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions	

1982 No. 11	7 June 1982	22 June 1982	22 June 1982		
1983 No. 20	30 Sept 1983	30 Sept 1983	1 Oct 1983	—	
					
Table of Amendments
ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended     rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision	How affected

Rr. 3-5	am. Act No. 110, 1994
Rr. 6-11	rep. 1983 No. 20